Printing-machine for all kinds of cloths or paper.



PATENTED MAY 7; 1907.

J. M. DA G. GOUTINHO. PRINTING MACHINE FOR ALL KINDS OF GLOTHS 0R PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED D30. 7, 1905.

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J 050 M. DA OAMARA OOUTINHO, OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, ASSIGNOR TOOOMPANHIA MANUFACTORA FLUMINENSE, OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL,

A CORPORATION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. May 7, 1907.

Application filed December 7,1905. Serial No. 290,773.

To all w/wm, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoKo MARTINs DA OA- MARA CoUTINno civil engineer, acitizen of the Republic of United States of Brazil, residing at 17 RuaTheophilo Ottoni, Rio de J aneiro,

Brazil, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPrinting-Machines for All Kinds of Cloths or Paper, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to a machine for printing cloth orwallpaperinwhich the cloth or paper to be printedis presented in theform of a continuous band and by a roller on which it is previouslyrolled, furnished to the machine, where the band goes longitudinallywith a continuous motion, between a rotative cylinder and severalrotative printing rollers, distributed around the rotatable cylinder andwhich press the band against said cylinder, the impression being made onthe hand during this passage which after undergoing the action of thelast printing roller, leaves the machine.

The object of the invention is to furnish these machines, and moreespecially those of printing cloth, with means permitting simultaneousoperation on-two bands of cloth to print them, instead of operating onone band only as at present; that is, admit between the cylinder and therollers, two bands of cloth supplied by two independent rollers so thatone of the bands undergoes the action of a part of the totality of theconsecutive printing rollers, from the first to the last of this part,while the other band is printed by the remaining printing rollers orparts of them. Each of the said bands being switched from the centralcylinder immediately after undergoing the action of the last printingroller which operates upon it.

To realize the invention, supports are applied to the machinespreferably fixed or formed on the arms which, in these machines, bearthe supports destined to receive the roll of cloth to be printed; saidsupports being adapted to receive a second roll of cloth to be printedand supplied, as well as the first supports, with bearings for the shaftof the second roll, with suitable brake device, and if necessary with abar adapted to direct the cloth, after leaving the additional roll, tothe friction or extension bars usually employed. In the main frame ofthe machine, preferably below the pressure cylinder,a roller is appliedto switch at a convenient point from this cylinder, the band of clothwhich has been printed as well as the blanket which can accompany theband of cloth if necessary.

The annexed drawing represents as an example, a manner of embodying theinvention applied to a machine for printing cloth which can work withtwo rolls of cloth and supplied with four printing rollers of which, forexample, the two first are intended to print the band of cloth suppliedby one of the rolls and the last two printing rollers for printing thecloth from the second feeding rollers.

In this drawingFigure 1 is a diagram showing, in elevation andlongitudinal section, a general view of the essential parts only of thesaid machine, and Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of the brake appliedthereto; one side A of the main frame; the central pressure cylinder B,the printing rollers 1, 2, 3 and 4, pressing the band against thecylinder B and from which the bearings and other accessories have beenremoved; the support arm a belonging to the side frame, supplied withbearings 5 and 6 (Fi 2) in which revolve the shafts c and d supportingrespectively the rolls C and D to be rinted.

m is a bar suitab yfixed on the arm a or sustained in position by anyother means. This bar serves to lead the band of cloth 0 from the roll Cin the direction of the band comingfrom roll D, to unite with this bandand go with it by frictional engagement and over extensions n and 6,supported on the arms a and adapted to work in the usual way.

P (Fig. 2) is a usual brake device applied to the rolls O and D.

F is the usual direction roller leading the bands 0 and d. and theblankets r and s to the impression cylinder. The band 0 after leavingthe roll F is applied on to the blanket s and goes with same on theimpression cylinder B until it passes the last of the printing rollers4, at which point it is switched from the cylinder B and lead to theoven. The band d upon leaving the roller F is presented exteriorly tothe band a, on cylinder B and goes with them until it passes theprinting cylinder 2, in the present example, at which point it isswitched from the band and cylinder B by means of direction roll H whosetrunnions are journaled in suitable bearings f forming part of the frameor fixed therein. The band upon leaving the roller H is lead to theoven, guided by means of the direction rollers as h.

When the bands 0 and d are of different Width, the smaller width isplaced to go togetherwith the blanket s and be therefore printed by therolls 3 and 4 whereas the wider band, covering the first until it isswitched from the cylinder B, that is, after being print ed by rolls 1and 2, protects the first band, which reaches further in width, fromcontact with the rolls 1 and 2. When however the two bands are of thesame width, the interior band not being able to laterally adjust itselfperfectly with the exterior band, is therefore susceptible of beingsoiled by the rolls 1 and 2 and requires a-protection blanket t to avoidthis inconvenience, the said blanket if going between the two bands.This blanket supplied to the machine by an independent roll T goesbetween rolls 0 and D, enters between the bands 0 and d and goes withthe band (1 until this blanket leaves the machine to be received on aroll T moved by the shaft of the impression roller B.

In a cloth printing machine, a frame, supporting arms thereon, revolublerollers supported by said arms and having continuous bands of material,a guide bar carried by the supporting arms for the material, extensionson said supporting arms adapted to bring the continuous bands intofrictional engagement with each other, an impression roller, a series ofprinting rollers arranged circumferentially with respect to theimpression roller, said bands adapted to be fed between the series ofprinting rollers and impression roller so as to have one series ofrollers print one of the bands on its exterior face and the remainder ofthe rollers to print the other band on its interior face, directionrollers for guiding the respective bands in different directions,independent brake mechanism for the respective band receiving rollers toregulate the movement thereof, and means for regulating the brakemechanism upon the respective bands.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit nesses.

J. M. DA CAMARA COUTINHO.

Witnesses:

JULEs GERAND, CARLOS JULES.PALLIG.

